Claire Ingle has worked in the field of HR at both an Operational and Strategic level for nearly 25 years across private, public and third sector organisations. She has a special interest in employee engagement and well-being and puts people at the heart of everything she does. Claire had her daughter after three rounds of IVF treatment and is all too aware of the lack of narrative around this topic, especially in the workplace. Claire first wrote about her experience in late 2018 (the year she had her daughter) in a HR publication hoping her story would inspire others to ask for help and support after her own experience wasn’t particularly positive. This article led to Claire meeting Natalie Silverman and Becky Kearns, both ex-infertility patients who also had the workplace agenda on their radars. Together, they formed ‘Fertility Matters at Work’, a company created to increase awareness for employers around fertility treatment through different mediums including a membership site and a unique e-learning package. The overarching aim of the organisation is that no one has a negative experience whilst navigating treatment and their career. www.fertilitymattersatwork.com
The word ‘entitlement’ carries so much weight in the world of work. When you are sick you want to know what you are ‘entitled’ to in terms of pay. When you have time off for a planned operation you need to know your entitlements on a supportive working plan when you come back to work. […]
